Questions from Intermediate Accounting


Q: Why is cash on hand necessary yet potentially unproductive?

Why is cash on hand necessary yet potentially unproductive?

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Q: The following items were included as cash on the balance sheet for

The following items were included as cash on the balance sheet for Lawson Co. How should each of the items have been reported? (a) Demand deposits with bank (b) Restricted cash deposits in foreign ban...

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Q: Melvin Company shows in its accounts a cash balance of $66

Melvin Company shows in its accounts a cash balance of $66,500 with Bank A and an overdraft of $1,500 with Bank B on December 31. Bank B regards the overdraft as, in effect, a loan to Melvin Company a...

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Q: Mills Manufacturing is required to maintain a compensating balance of $15

Mills Manufacturing is required to maintain a compensating balance of $15,000 with its bank to maintain a line of open credit. The compensating balance is legally restricted as to its use. How should...

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Q: (a) Give at least four common sources of differences between

(a) Give at least four common sources of differences between depositor and bank balances. (b) Which of the differences in (a) require an adjusting entry on the books of the depositor?

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Q: How are attitudes regarding the financing of accounts receivable changing? Why

How are attitudes regarding the financing of accounts receivable changing? Why do you think this is so?

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Q: (a) Distinguish between the practices of (1)

(a) Distinguish between the practices of (1) Selling receivables and (2) Using receivables as collateral for borrowing. (b) Describe the accounting procedures to be followed in each case.

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Q: Under U.S. GAAP, what three conditions must be

Under U.S. GAAP, what three conditions must be met to record the transfer of receivables with recourse as a sale?

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Q: Refer to Practice 5-17. Compute the amount of cash

Refer to Practice 5-17. Compute the amount of cash received from the sale of the property, plant, and equipment. In Practice 5-17 Depreciation expense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....

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Q: Under FASB ASC Subtopic 605-25, what are the three

Under FASB ASC Subtopic 605-25, what are the three different methods for determining the separate selling price of a single element in a multiple-element transaction?

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